I Reject Quests

Meanwhile, everyone else other than Rewen and his newly arrived relatives were silently looking at the scene. Not wanting to interfere with a family reunion, they were whispering among each other. For some reason, Sam was also included in the whispers.

"Is he really his Uncle? He doesn't look that old." Salica asked Sam while looking at the youthful face of Josh. Her eyes then shifted to the child in Rewen's hand. "Oh my god, I can't. I would die just by looking at that adorable face!"

"Insolence! That man is a Count! Obviously, a Count would be different from you country-bumpkins." Sam rudely answered. He already wasn't comfortable with "real" people. Now that he got a chance to berate their ignorance, he won't hold back.

Salica frowned. "Why are you acting so rude? We simply weren't aware of it."

Sam snorted. "Rude or not, I'm not the one to judge. What I do know is that there were people killed for being disrespectful to a noble. In a way, I saved your life. This is a fact."

"You don't need to care about us. We can't permanently die in this world… unlike a certain someone." Salica sneered.

"Of course, people like you are no different from roaches." 

The banter between the two continued for a while until the rest separated them before something like a physical fight broke out.

"So you are his childhood friend?" Junar asked.

"Yes." Sam gave a disinterested nod.

"How was his personality since childhood? Did you and his close ones not find it odd that he suddenly changed?" Junar and the others were familiar that Rewen had not concealed the truth from his character's family.

Sam had an amused expression when he heard this. "Not really. He is more or less the same." 

"That's interesting. It looks like the game has gone all-out." Evans commented from the side.

Back to Rewen.

On top of his shoulder sat the cute two-year-old girl still busy playing with his hair.

Josh had a pleasant smile on his face.

Veronica stretched her hand towards Rewen's head. "Baby, come back."

The little imp shook her head, then patted her small hand on Rewen's head. "This! This! I like!"

Veronica held her child by her child's shoulder and tried to drag her. "Don't be stubborn, baby. Get back to me. Today is Big Brother's marriage. Don't disturb him." But the little imp was exceedingly stubborn today. She grabbed Rewen's hair tight. "Mmm!"

At the same time, the surroundings turned silent by the sudden revelation.

Rewen's friends: "..."

Rewen: "..."

"Hahahaha!" Sam burst out laughing. He knew that this was bound to happen.

"Huh? What's the matter?" Seeing that her daughter is being stubborn, Veronica decided to let her stay for a little longer. For the time being, she was more at a loss as to why the atmosphere turned awkward all of a sudden.

Josh also had a puzzled look.

Subsequently, wide grins emerged among the group.

Kesha and Salica took large strides and approached Rewen, then put their hands over his shoulders giggling for unknown reasons. "Would you not let us see your wife?"

Rewen's face was grim and he shook off the hands on his shoulders.

Gill wildly laughed. "HAHAHA! This is the first time I'm seeing an overseer of marriage as the groom himself! Times have indeed changed!"

Junar's expression was incredulous. "How could you do this, Rewen!? In kindergarten, we promised each other that we would get married at the same time! Are you breaking the bond of brotherhood?"

Rewen's face was still grim. "..."

Sam felt that Junar was a person he could get along with.

Denny, Evans and Bianca looked at each other and also started laughing.

Svety's expression couldn't be deduced.

"Wait, he is getting married!?" Zelic was a bit slow in uptake.

Only now did the Lenvin couple figure out the entire matter.

Josh slightly smiled looking at the several young men and women. "Are you all his friends? If so, you should come inside. However, you people are wearing very strange clothes… nevermind, just come in. You shouldn't miss such an important event. As for clothes, I trust that you manage it, right?" He looked at Rewen.

Rewen lightly nodded without a word. The little imp over his shoulders couldn't care less about anything and started biting the hair in front of her face, while occasionally patting the head.

***

Gill looked at the mirror and adjusted his collar. He was wearing a red medieval era's suit similar to that of Rewen. "How do I look?" He turned to his right to see Kesha similarly looking at the mirror.

Hearing the voice, Kesha turned to look at him and frowned. "Why do you not button? It's okay when it's casual but this is a formal event. People would come and judge us. Try being more self-conscious."

Gill wryly smiled and buttoned his suit. He didn't like to feel restricted.

"How about me?" Kesha sweetly smiled, then turned around showing her bare back while holding the beautiful green gown.

Gill approached her and looked at her from head to toe. "You would look gorgeous if it weren't for the thick make-up."

"Shut up." Kesha held his right arm and both of them then proceeded to leave the room.

Outside the door, the others were chatting with each other. Their comical outfits were replaced by good-looking clothes. Since all of them could already be considered moderately handsome or pretty, they looked especially great with the clothes.

After the couple exited the room, Zelic was the first to notice them. "Ah! You guys look great!" 

Kesha chuckled, then pinched her cheeks. "Give me some of your baby skin."

Junar: "Gill, you finally look like you have eaten something!"

Gill retorted back. "And you look like you went on a fast for a year."

"You guys, keep the chatter for later! This man is standing here for an hour." Salica pointed to a middle-aged man. From his uniform, he seemed to be a butler.

"Oh, sorry. Let's go." Junar scratched his head.

"Please follow me in that case."

***

In a large hall within the villa.

In the middle of the hall was a stage painted in gold. 

Several noble families were gathered and were chatting among themselves. Unlike the public view of a noble, the nobles gathered looked amicable and friendly. Whether it is because they were gathered at an important event or because they were usually like this was hard to tell. One notable thing that wasn't talked about was the groom's status.

Everyone in the city knew that the groom Rewen was just a village kid. It was unlikely that the nobles wouldn't know of this. Yet, the matter was never mentioned. 

It was so odd that Rewen himself was puzzled.

'This doesn't sit right with me.' Rewen tapped his finger on the table while sitting. 

"Big! Big Brother! You red!" His finger was caught by his two-year-old cousin as she swung it around as if it was a toy.

"Yes, yes. I red." Rewen rubbed her soft hair to avoid letting his finger in her mouth. 

The little imp didn't seem satisfied as she hopped up and down. "Up! Up!"